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1、ThegiftoftheMagi《麥琪的禮物》O.HenryThegiftoftheMagiO.Henry(1862.9-1910.6)Realname:WilliamSydneyPorterAmericanwriterOneofthethreemostfamousmastersofshortnovelHisbestknownshortstoriesconsistedof：“TheCopandtheAnthem”,“TheGiftoftheMagi”,“TheLastLeave”etal.O.Henry'sshortstoriesareknownfortheirwit,wor
2、dplay,warmcharacterization,andclevertwistendings.Summaryof“The?Gift?of?the?Magi”It??happened?on?a?very?poor?but?blissful?young?couple?named?Jim?and?Della?in?the?end?of?19th?century?in?America.?They?worked?hard?but?earned?little.?Life?is?very?hard?for?them.?Theyhaveonlytwopossessionsbetweent
3、heminwhichtheytakepride:Della'sbeautifullong,flowinghairandJim'sshinygoldwatch.Despite?of?this,?their?love?to?each?other?and?the?enthusiasm?for?life?didn't?changed?at?all.?When?Christmas?day?was?approaching?,?withonly$1.87inhand,anddesperatetofindagiftforJim,Dellasoldherbeautifulhairwhich?s
4、he?treasured?very?muchfor$20andeventuallyfindsaplatiumpocketwatchfobchainforJim'swatch.But?Jim?had?already?sold?that?watch?to?buy?acombs?to?Della??forwearing?in?her?long?hair,?not?knowing?shehad?cut?it?off.??AlthoughJimandDellaarenowleftwithgiftsthatneitheronecanuse,theyrealizedhowfartheyar
5、ewillingtogotoshowtheirloveforeachother,andhowpricelesstheirlovereallyis.backgroundIthappenedinthe1899，atthattime,O.HenrywasworryingaboutasaprisonerthathewasnomoneytothebeloveddaughtertobuyChristmasgiftswhenChristmasapproaching.Heissopainfulandfinallyherememberedhehaddonebeforeinamagazine,h
6、ehadreceivedagenerousremunerationforwritingsomeessaysandstories.Whynottryitagain-hethought.Sohehaveahurrytowriteanovel:“ThegiftoftheMagi."Thenovelwaspublished,itcausedagreatsensationinAmericansocietyandalsohereceivedagenerousrewardtogetafavoriteChristmasgiftforherdaughter.Asweknow,Duringthi
7、speriod,theUnitedStateswasexperiencingasevereeconomiccrisis.Sothenovelalsodepictedthetragiclifeoftheworkingpeople,exposedthebrutalnatureofthebourgeoismonopolyindirectly,accusedthepersecutionofthepeoplebyrulers,reflectedthepeople'sdissatisfactionwiththeru
